What are some of the more difficult sets from the 70's?

[steve B]

The Garvey tips that came on raisin bran aren't exactly easy. Not sure they'd be on the list as the toughest.
http://postcerealbaseballcardmuseum....rvey-tips.html

The 1979 Red Sox set that was sold outside the park is pretty tough too. I don't know if the standard catalog ever ended up listing the "high numbers" A few cards added on to the set with the late season call ups. Sold as sets in a paper wrapper.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Torrez-...AAAOxyThVTYuZL

76 Hostess yellow and green. Different colors, some reversed negatives, numbers over 150, some screened entirely differently...altogether weird. I found one batch when I was in highschool, and none since. Swapped about half of them for the card I'd traded for the whole bunch a 74 McCovey Washington. DOH!


And cheating a bit.......1978 Bazooka. I really need to scan that. Not officially an issued card, but they reused some cardstock with 78 Topps backs printed on it to make some bazooka boxes. I know of 2, maybe someone else saved one?

Steve B

[KCRfan1]

Sticking with " regular " issues, the 71 Topps is expensive, but not difficult, due to the black borders. The 72 set is difficult due to centering issues 9 if that's a criteria for you ), and the 77 set is difficult due to thinner card stock, some centering issues, and the cards are prone to chipping.

The test sets mentioned previously are darn near impossible to find at times, and when found are very expensive. So set completion for those items likely require some deep pockets. Unless they were purchased " back in the day ".